Duty finder lockout for not pressing ready, is this new?

[harriaal]

Or was this from the beginning? Its slighly annoying as DPS to wait for an hour and then get locked out after going to the toilet for a minute (since it seems to pop up only when I'm not at the computer :P)

[Tupsi]

It was in the notes - you get 3 strikes then you're (locked) out.

[harriaal]

is that daily? Or when do the strikes reset?

[Tupsi]

is that daily? Or when do the strikes reset?

Daily and resets at 9am PDT.

[Gralna]

From 2.4 patch notes

Players who select Withdraw from the Duty Ready confirmation window or allow the window to time out without making a selection three times or more in one day, will be temporarily prohibited from registering for duties via the Duty Finder.
This count will reset every day at 9:00 a.m. (PDT).

[Fornix]

Yes. And is a terrible addition to the game.

[Tupsi]

Yes. And is a terrible addition to the game.

By terrible you mean amazing. Far less "Player has withdrawn" from CT/ST and certain roulettes. FAR LESS.

[Fornix]

By terrible you mean amazing. Far less "Player has withdrawn" from CT/ST and certain roulettes. FAR LESS.

Not only are trolls punished, but many simple misses over an excessive time of 24 hours as well. So no I most certainly do not mean amazing. I consider it one of the worst implementations SE has done so far.

[Cynfael]

Not only are trolls punished, but many simple misses over an excessive time of 24 hours as well. So no I most certainly do not mean amazing. I consider it one of the worst implementations SE has done so far.

If people are missing their queues this much, they are doing it wrong. I can see once, maybe twice, but if it's 3+ times per day, they are AFKing way too much.

That lockout may be inconveniencing a few, but it's saving many more the aggravation of watching their queue reset yet again as another player misses their window or decides to troll.

There are easy fixes for legitimate concerns. For example, many players crank up the volume while AFK so that they hear the confirmation window appear.

[Fornix]

If people are missing their queues this much, they are doing it wrong. I can see once, maybe twice, but if it's 3+ times per day, they are AFKing way too much.

Being i the middle of an HQ craft? Miss. Being in the bathroom during a 30 min queue? Miss. Phone ringing to pick up? Miss. Welcome lockout. Yes, let's applaud SE for such a brilliant system. Great piece of development genius right there. And what was it to counter? In progress fishing. An extended lockout for 3 misses in a short period of time would already have made a lot more sense than the current implementation.